Windows Networking

Question 1

LAN

Answer 1

Local Area Network

Question 2

WWAN

Answer 2

Wireless Wide Area Network

Question 3

Network connection types (4)

Answer 3

1) Wired connections
2) Wireless Connections
3) WWAN Connections
4) VPN Connections

Question 4

Local Area Network is also known as a what?

Answer 4

Intranet

Question 5

What environments are Intranets typically used in?

Answer 5

Large businesses & SOHO environments

Question 6

Connection type that connects directly into a network interface card

Answer 6

Fiber

Question 7

Connection that uses a Cat 5, Cat 6, Cat 7, or Cat 8 connector using a UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) or STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)) cable

Answer 7

Copper

Question 8

WOL

Answer 8

Wake On Lan

Question 9

Connection that connects to a wide area network over a wireless connection, and is most commonly seen with cellular modems or cellular hotspots

Answer 9

WWAN connections

Question 10

If you hit your data cap on your wwan service providers plan, what are the 2 things that could happen?

Answer 10

1) Overage Fees
2) Throttling

Question 11

Any type of network connection where you want to set a data limit to, and you can then measure that data limit to ensure you’re not going over the cap set by your service provider.

Answer 11

Metered Connection

Question 12

Connection used to connect anyone or any resources from one private network to another over a public network.

Answer 12

VPN connection

Question 13

What are the 4 main required configurations that a network adaptor needs?

Answer 13

1) IP address
2) Subnet mask
3) (Default) Gateway
4) DNS server

Question 14

Any kind of device that acts as a gateway between the client PC and the Internet

Answer 14

Proxy Server

Question 15

Why use a Proxy Server? (3)

Answer 15

1) See what things people are accessing
2) Content filtering
3) Cache pages

Question 16

Which of the following network configurations is used to identify your computer’s individual host identifier and your computer’s network identifier?

a) WINS
b) Gateway
c) DNS
d) Subnet mask

Answer 16

d) Subnet mask

The subnet mask is used to identify the host identifier and the network identifier uniquely in combination with the IP address. The subnet mask is used by the TCP/IP protocol to determine whether a host is on the local subnet or a remote network.

Question 17

Tim connects his Windows 10 laptop to his office’s wireless network to print out a report for his boss. Which type of network should he select to discover the printer on the office’s wireless network?

a) Public
b) Private
c) Home
d) Work

Answer 17

b) Private

Tim should select the private network type when connecting to the wireless network in his office so that he can access the networked printer. A private network is considered trusted, allows the computer to be discoverable to other devices on the network, and supports the use of file and printer sharing. In older versions of Windows, there were also Home and Work network types, but those have since been merged into public and private network types, as well.

Question 18

Jason is out of town on a business trip and needs to access the share drive on his company’s corporate network. Which of the following types of network connections should he use to access the share drive from his hotel room?

a) Dial-up
b) VPN
c) Wired
d) Wireless

Answer 18

b) VPN

The user must connect remotely through a VPN to access the company’s shared drive and shared resources. The VPN connection is established over a wired, wireless, cellular, or dial-up connection, but Jason will not access the corporate resources without first authentication through the VPN. A virtual private network creates a secure tunnel between two endpoints connected via an insecure network such as the Internet. VPNs use encryption software is used to ensure the privacy of data as messages transit through the public network.